Tellem / Standing Female Figure / 11th/19th centuryTellem
Standing Female Figure
11th/19th century

View Larger Image

View Full Catalog Record Below



This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world. www.davidrumsey.com/amica offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace.
 
Preview the AMICA Library™ Public Collection in Luna Browser Now

  • Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works.
  • Types of works include paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts.

Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com .



Creator Nationality: African; North African; Sahelese; Mali
Creator Dates/Places: Africa, Mali Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creator Active Place: MaliAfrica,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creator Name-CRT: Tellem
Creator Dates/Places: Africa, Mali//Africa, Sudanic Africa, Mali (SL) Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creator Active Place: Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creator Name-CRT: Dogon
Title: Standing Female Figure
Title Type: preferred
View: 3/4 view
Creation Start Date: 1001
Creation End Date: 1900
Creation Date: 11th/19th century
Creation Place: Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Wood, sacrificial material
Dimensions: 49.2 x 6.7 x 6.9 cm (19 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1991.388
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Grace Hokin
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: Standing female figure with arms raised; heavily patinated. Flat, wide face with low relief eyes and nose. Cylindrical body with low relief breasts. Rounded, plank-like arms without detailed hands. Short, thick legs bent slightly at knees. Undetailedfeet connect to oval-shaped base.
Style or Period: Dogon
AMICA ID: AIC_.1991.388
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder.

Home | Subscribe | Preview | Benefits | About | Help | Contact
Copyright © 2007 Cartography Associates.
All rights reserved.